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Gaudi of Barcelona

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The work of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) defines the city of Barcelona like no other. Its art-nouveau-style spires and visionary eccentricities bestow their unique character on the skyline and make the city a point of pilgrimage for fans of Gaudí's inimitable, playful style. Gaudí of Barcelona presents the architect's work in Barcelona as it has never been seen before. Vibrant, specially commissioned photographs present the wonders of the Sagrada Família, Casa Milà, and 10 other fantastic creations in Gaudí's home city in unprecedented detail.

Tiled landscape architecture in brilliant colors, organic, plantlike pinnacles and towers, undulating tiled roofs with chimneys and ventilators looming like alien creatuers atop seething buildings--these are the features that distinguish the work of Gaudí and speak of his curious relationship with his city. The text investigates this aspect of Gaudí's work, discussing the architect's life and influences, his status as an outsider ahead of his time, and his leading place in Catalan modernism.

With its 178 brilliant photographs of Gaudí's most compelling works, and 13 maps showing their location--as well as an insightful text introducing Gaudí's architectural genius--this is an essential book for anyone who knows and loves Gaudí's work, or for those planning to discover it firsthand in Barcelona.

191 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 1997

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Lluís Permanyer

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Periodista i crític d'art.
Estudia dret i periodisme. Col·laborador de la desapareguda revista Destino i habitual de La Vanguardia, ha esdevingut un dels cronistes més reconeguts de Barcelona, especialment en matèria d'art, urbanisme i vida cultural en general, temes sobre els quals ha publicat Retrobar Barcelona (1988), Historia del Eixample (1990), Barcelona, un paisatge modernista (1992), Biografia del Passeig de Gràcia (1994), Biografia de la Plaça de Catalunya (1995), l'anecdotari No la saps aquesta? (1996), Biografia de la Diagonal (1996), La Barcelona lletja (2004), 1.000 testimonis sobre Barcelona. La ciutat viscuda i jutjada per personatges no catalans al llarg de més de 2.000 anys (2007) i L'esplendor de la Barcelona burgesa (2008), entre d'altres. És també autor de monografies o biografies sobre escriptors o artistes: Sagarra, vist pels seus íntims (1982), Tàpies i la nova cultura (1986), Miró: noranta anys (1984), Brossa x Brossa (1999), Josep Puig i Cadafalch (2001), Miró. La vida d'una passió (2003), Antoni Clavé fa memòria (2004), a més del qüestionari 43 respostes catalanes al qüestionari Proust (1967). És també autor de la novel·la Amor a l'ombra de pedra blava (2000). Ha rebut els premis els Luca de Tena (1969), Ciutat de Barcelona de periodisme (1987) i Nacional de Cultura de periodisme (2008).

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Beautifully illustrated throughout. Some interesting translations have crept into the text. I particularly liked the 'drought-iron' elevator gates!
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Simply stunning
Amazing artist
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